半新不舊

半新不舊

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	new; newly; meso- (chem.)	not; no	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (半新不舊)		半	新	不	舊
simp. (半新不旧)		半	新	不	旧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bànxīn bùjiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ san¹ bat¹ gau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bànxīn bùjiù [Phonetic: bànxīn bújiù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannshin bujiow
    • IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun³ san¹ bat¹ gau⁶
    • Yale: bun sān bāt gauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ san¹ bat⁷ gau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun³ sen¹ bed¹ geo⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ sɐn⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯²²/

Idiom

半新不舊

1. no longer new; showing signs of wear; worn

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 半新舊／半新旧, 半舊老／半旧老, 半舊老仔／半旧老仔, 半舊新／半旧新